Shloka 100.57Unverified draft
गृहीतश्चैव पृष्टश्च काले दृष्टः सकारणः । कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभान्नरर्षभ ।।2.100.57।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gṛhītaścaiva | गृहीतश्चैव | and indeed, having been seized | nominative adjective + conjunction + particle |
| pṛṣṭaśca | पृष्टश्च | and questioned | nominative adjective + conjunction |
| kāle | काले | in due time | locative |
| dṛṣṭaḥ | दृष्टः | examined | nominative adjective |
| sakāraṇaḥ | सकारणः | with due cause | nominative adjective |
| kaccinna | कच्चिन्न | I hope not | particle + negation |
| mucyate | मुच्यते | is released | verb, present passive |
| coro | चोरो | the thief | nominative |
| dhanalobhānnararṣabha | धनलोभान्नरर्षभ | out of greed for wealth, O bull among men | ablative + vocative |
Reference: 2.100.57 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa